Eskom: Spend more, get less

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer. They chat about a report on Eskom which showed that despite spending hundreds of millions of Rands, Eskom produced less electricity in 2022 than in 2007. They also discuss inflation and the implosion of Lizz Truss.

19 Oct 2022 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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